This is the Kuwait chapter from Lonely Planet’s Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula guidebook.
Kuwait, in the cradle of one of the most ancient and contested corners of the world, has a certain cachet. It is an oasis in a land of desert plains, and has excellent museums, a fine souq and a corniche of combed...
5th Edition, Aug 2016. 35 pages.

for Buddhism in the Middle Kingdom. Outside Silk Road oasis towns the legacy of this remains in stunning cave... and stronghold for Buddhism in the Middle Kingdom. Outside Silk Road oasis towns the legacy of this remains... of the Karakoram Highway
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visit the ancient ruins, such as Jiāohé, near the laid-back oasis town of Turpan...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 31 pages.

This is the East Antarctica & the South Pole chapter from Lonely Planet’s Antarctica guidebook.
Severe and spectacular, East Antarctica is the land of the polar plateau and the continent’s coldest temperatures. The icebound coast, with its massive ice shelves, is broken up by the occasional ice-free oasis...
5th Edition, Oct 2012. 30 pages.

Few places on Earth can match the extraordinary historical panorama on display in Běijīng – there are six Unesco World Heritage sites in this city alone, just one less than the whole of Egypt... less than the whole of Egypt. But this is also where China’s future is being shaped: Běijīng...
14th Edition, Apr 2015. 63 pages.

Lincoln Park is a sprawling lakefront oasis of ponds, paths, beaches and zoo animals. Next door, stylish Old Town hangs on to its free-spirited past with artsy bars and improv comedy bastion Second City... lakefront oasis of ponds, paths, beaches and zoo animals. Next door, stylish Old Town hangs on to its free...
7th Edition, Jan 2014. 14 pages.